As has been noted all over the place, the Yankees haven’t been selling out their playoff games. There are probably a lot of reasons for that, as any remotely complicated market phenomenon is impacted by multiple factors. The Yankees, however, think they have a culprit:

The bigger problem, the official said, is that fans have become used to shopping for bargains on Web sites like StubHub rather than paying full price at the box office. “The reality is there are thousands of tickets on the secondary market, so why would anyone buy our few remaining tickets,” the official said, noting that more than 17,000 tickets were available for resale to Sunday’s game. “We don’t control our own box office anymore.”

Of course you control your box office. Specifically, you control the prices of your tickets. If you don’t want people to avoid the box office in favor of the cheaper secondary ticket market, MAKE YOUR TICKETS CHEAPER.

Blash, 28, was acquired by the Yankees from the Padres back in December in the Chase Headley trade. In trading Blash to the Angels, the Yankees were able to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Brandon Drury, the infielder they acquired as part of a three-team trade with the Diamondbacks and Rays on Tuesday.

Over parts of two seasons in the majors, Blash has hit an underwhelming .200/.323/.336 in 279 plate appearances. He will try to play his way into a bench role for the Angels this spring.